Capitals' Close Call in Game One: Oveckin's Overtime Winner

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00:00So you talked about the Capitals.

00:02I think it showed, I thought it showed some level of,

00:08I don't buy them now in the East to do anything

00:11after they played this young upstart Canadian team

00:15with seven or eight guys that have never played

00:17in a playoff game in their life.

00:18And they tied that game in the third period in DC.

00:22They had chances to win that game

00:24and they lost on an OV overtime.

00:26But I thought it spoke volumes to me

00:29that they couldn't put them away.

00:32And I'm sorry.

00:34And then you watch Dallas, they got it done.

00:37It took 17 minutes of extra time,

00:39but they got it done to even that up.

00:41And the Jets are up too.

00:43I thought exposed the caps a little bit in some capacity.

00:48The Capitals really haven't been the same team

00:52since Ovechkin's setting record.

00:55They got so caught up in that.

00:58They weren't talking about it earlier in the year

00:59and then it became the big story.

01:01And then it's sort of deflated them after.

01:06But, you know, they're not an imperfect team,

01:08the Washington Capitals.

01:09They're damn good.

01:10I think with the Canadians, Scott,

01:12yeah, they have a lot of young players.

01:14I mean, Demidoff is playing in his third game in the NHL.

01:17Lane Hudson's a rookie, the defenseman.

01:20Slavkovsky's, you know, pretty young, you know, still.

01:23I mean, yeah, their core is all under 23, 24 years old.

01:26The Canadians are going to be a really good team in a couple of years.

01:28But without being stated, they also have vets on their team, right?

01:32I mean, Cole Caulfield was a kid, but he played in the Stanley Cup Finals.

01:36Nick Suzuki's been around.

01:38He played.

01:38Let's not forget, guys, the Canadians were in the Stanley Cup Finals.

01:41It feels like they weren't, but they were not that long ago

01:44against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

01:46So, you know, it's not like they're overwhelmed.

01:48And frankly, Scott, the Canadians were the hotter team over the last month,

01:52right, than the Washington Capitals.

01:54So, you know, we can look at the overall body of work,

01:56but the Canadians have been scorching, bro, since New Year's Eve.

02:00So I think this series is going to seven games.

02:02The Canadians can play with the Capitals.

02:04And if anything, Scott, you saw, the Canadians, like,

02:08they had a hard time in the first period of this game a bit.

02:11Yeah.

02:11Like, they were getting smashed.

02:13Like, they were getting beat up in the corners.

02:14They were getting, like, nailed.

02:16Like, Washington set the tone that we're going to wear you out.

02:19We're going to beat you up a bit.

02:21And the Canadians were just sort of a step slow, Scott, right?

02:24They had a hard time just sort of, like, they weren't in playoff mode.

02:28You know what I mean?

02:28You know, when a team, it's game one of the playoffs, like,

02:30hey, guys, this is a little faster now.

02:32Like, we've got to, it's more intense.

02:34Like, we've got to raise it up a notch.

02:36And the first 20 minutes was okay, but not great for the Habs.

02:40Capitals scored that late goal, man.

02:42It was always a killer.

02:42We're like a minute left in a freaking period.

02:44To make it 1-0.

02:46But quite frankly, after that, guys,

02:48Canadians were the better team in the second and third period, Scott.

02:50They were taking it to the Capitals.

02:52And Montreal, another building that is just, it's a special place.

02:57Like, you know, I'm not saying, like, if the Canadians lose,

03:00if they go down 0-2, they're going to be in big trouble.

03:02I don't think they're going to be able to pull off the upset in the series.

03:04If they are able to win game two, you send this thing back to Montreal,

03:08it'll get real, Scott.

03:09Because the Canadians will win at least one game in Montreal for sure.

03:12So we could be tied at two after four here,

03:15and that's kind of how I think this is going to play out.

03:16Let's do it.

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